Enoch lawson



(No Model.)`

- E. LAWSON.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

No. 280,634. vPatented July l3, 188,3.

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wheel in elevation.

UNITED STATES PATENT QEEICE.

ENOCH LAWSON, or SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 28.0,634, dated July 3, 1883.

Application filed February 17, 1883. (No model.) d

To @ZZ whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, ENOCH LAWSON, a citizen of the United States, residing in the City and county of San Francisco, State of California, have made and invented new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Vheels; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,- and exa-ct description of my said invention, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in vehicle-wheels made wholly of metal, and it includes a novel construction of felly in one piece, and an improved mode of applying and xing the tire thereto; also, an improvement in'fastenings or devices for securing and locking the spokes in place.

The following description fully explains the nature of my said invention, and the manner in which I proceed to construct, apply, and use the same, the accompanying drawings being referred to by figures andletters, as follows: Figure l is a general view of my improved Fig. 2 is a cross-section taken through the wheel at about Fig. l. Fig.

. 3 is a section taken through the hub and the fastening parts. Fig. 4 illustrates the several parts constituting the lock and fastening for the ends of the spokes. Fig. 5 is a cross-sec tion through the tire and felly at one of the spokes. These last three views are on a larger scale.

Ais the tire, B the felly, andl C C the spokes. Dis the hub, of which d efconstitute the locking device, g, the axle-box, and h the screwthreaded cap or hollow nut to force and holdl the parts together on the box g.

The felly is a single piece of metal, rolled or otherwise formed and brought into shape. The two ends are brought together and joined by a lap or scarf joint, b, and at this point a socket for the shouldered end of a spoke is placed, so that the joint is then directly over the spoke. rlhe outer face of this continuous felly is channeled or grooved to j receive a rib of corresponding shape provided on the inner face or circumference of the tire. A The tire is made continuous or of the usual form, and the felly is placed inside and easily sprung into place before the spokes are inserted. Thus it one of which is provided with radial slots d Y d, having undercut ends d2, while the other part, ve, is a cup-shaped cap or cylinder with a projecting rim, c, having an' inclined face. This collar is slipped on the axle-box g after the spokes are set in the slots, and then, being pressed up against the part d of the hub, the inwardly-inclined face or edge of the collar takes over the shoulder c upon a spoke, and by its pressure and position keeps the other shoulder, c, in place under the undercut edge at the end ofthe slot. lIhis forms a secure and positive fastening when the cap or nut'h is screwed on the end of the axle-box. The inner end of the box has a shoulder, h, thaty forms a stop forthe end of the socketedhub d, and the one screw cap or nut binds the parts 'firmly together.

These ends of' pressure is brought and maintained against the ends of the spokes. The collar e has a shoulder, f', inside, to bear against the head of this wedge-shaped sleeve, so that the screw cap or nut is caused to press the sleeve back into place at the same time that the parts d e are pressed and bound together. Vashers j IOO and other parts are readil)Y replaeed when worn or broken, and al1 loose play and rattling are overcome.

Having thus 11111 y described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A vehiele-wheel haring a tire with an inward projection, as shown, and a fellyl'ornied of one piece, with a groove for the reception oli :remesa cap or nnt, :111 substantially asherein described, to operate as set l'orth.

21. In combination with the axle-box y, the hnb 7, having radial slots or sockets with 1111- derent faces to receive and takeover theshonldered ends o1 the spokes, the eollzir C, with its inclined inner snri'aoe, and the screw (511]) or 111111, snbstantiallyas 11e1^einbefore deseribed, to operate as set forth.

4E. ln combination with the spokes C, having the \\e1lge-shaped or ine1ined shouldered ends, as deseribed, the axle-box g, slotted hnb d, with undercut i'aees and taper bore or ehanlber, the eonieal sleeve j', collar e, withinelined iaee c, and the screw cap or nut, snbstantiallyr as deseribed, to operate as set forth.

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